From Press Release
Drifting World Champion driver Rhys Millen piloted the Genesis Coupe to an impressive second-place finish on the Streets of Long Beach Formula DRIFT course.
Millen also qualified first, scoring 89 out of a possible 100 points on his first solo run.
From inside the cockpit, the 2008 Red Bull Drifting World Champion beat out top drift talent including past Formula DRIFT Champions, Tanner Foust, driving an 800 plus-horsepower NASCAR-powered Scion TC (third place) and Samuel Hubinette, driving an 800 plus-horsepower USAC-powered Dodge Challenger.
Vaughn Gittin Jr., the event winner, was behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang.
Millen had five months during the off-season to go through his Genesis Coupe and put in all the necessary ingredients to make it into a winning car.
The RMR Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe now produces 650 horsepower from its stroked Lambda V6 engine and managed to tackle the infamous Long Beach Grand Prix street course.
Drifting World Champion driver Rhys Millen piloted the Genesis Coupe to an impressive second-place finish on the Streets of Long Beach Formula DRIFT course.
Millen also qualified first, scoring 89 out of a possible 100 points on his first solo run.
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From inside the cockpit, the 2008 Red Bull Drifting World Champion beat out top drift talent including past Formula DRIFT Champions, Tanner Foust, driving an 800 plus-horsepower NASCAR-powered Scion TC (third place) and Samuel Hubinette, driving an 800 plus-horsepower USAC-powered Dodge Challenger.
Vaughn Gittin Jr., the event winner, was behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang.
Millen had five months during the off-season to go through his Genesis Coupe and put in all the necessary ingredients to make it into a winning car.
The RMR Red Bull Hyundai Genesis Coupe now produces 650 horsepower from its stroked Lambda V6 engine and managed to tackle the infamous Long Beach Grand Prix street course.